[Lnc-business] Budget meeting

[Tim Hagan]

As of the end of October, we had a $23,498 surplus. Remember that most
of the $111k bequest received had to go into a trust, where we can
withdraw the contribution limit each year, so the cash reserve has gone
down this year.

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Tim Hagan
Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee 

On 2017-12-03 11:08, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote:

> How did we end up though?
> 
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> 
> IN LIBERTY, 
> CARYN ANN HARLOS 
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org 
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado [1] 
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee 
> 
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles: 
> _We defend your rights_ 
> _And oppose the use of force_ 
> _Taxation is theft_ 
> 
> On 2017-12-03 11:43, Tim Hagan wrote: 
> 
> The budget we passed a year ago had a net deficit of $197,000.
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> Tim Hagan
> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee 
> 
> On 2017-12-03 10:09, Caryn Ann Harlos wrote: 
> 
> I have to study this but if someone already has and knows off the top of their head.  Last year there was a deficit budget but we had much better fundraising - what was the net deficit/surplus from that budget?
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> 
> IN LIBERTY, 
> CARYN ANN HARLOS 
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org 
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado [1] 
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee 
> 
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles: 
> _We defend your rights_ 
> _And oppose the use of force_ 
> _Taxation is theft_ 
> 
> On 2017-12-03 10:31, Tim Hagan wrote: 
> 
> The draft 2018 budget that we were working on is attached in Excel and PDF formats. I deleted the worksheet for Total Salary since it contains the salary for each staff member, which we have always treated as confidential. Let me know if you want a copy of the confidential salary expenses sheet. 
> 
> The first worksheet, Operating Budget, is the budget to be considered. The amounts are calculated from the values on the Account Detail sheet. 
> 
> Note on the Operating Budget sheet, row 49, that the budget has a $155,064 net deficit.
> 
> On the Account Detail sheet, many of the revenue numbers are based on the amounts raised in 2017. The draft assumes no growth in membership during the year.
> 
> No targeted fundraising is planned for the Building Fund, so its budgeted revenue of $15,000 is based on 2016.
> 
> Expenses were increased compared to previous years in the areas where contractors or staff have been hired for functional areas: Affiliate Development, Donor Renewal, Media Relations, Candidate Support & Training. 
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> Tim Hagan
> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee 
> 
> On 2017-12-02 18:22, Joshua Katz wrote: 
> I did not receive any reply indicating when the proposed budget would be available.  The meeting is now next week.  Is the EC's proposed budget available yet?   
> 
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> Joshua A. Katz 
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> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Joshua Katz <planning4liberty at gmail.com> wrote:
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> It appears (I just noticed last night; I thought our next meeting was in April) that we have a budget meeting in December.  Ahead of that, I wanted to ask if the EC had a timeline for the proposed budget. 
> 
> Last term, we held one or two teleconferences after we had the proposed budget.  I found those helpful, and would encourage us to do that again.  I don't know that they resolved much, but at least we knew going in where the flashpoints were.   
> 
> In any case, I'd appreciate knowing when we can expect the proposed budget so I can plan my time accordingly. 
> 
> Joshua A. Katz 
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